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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Petroglyphs : Prose Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Rose Bay, Sydney Eastern Harbourside, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Brandl and Schlesinger , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Tomb Robbersi"Sitting on a camel together while you crossed the", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 34)
Urban Safarii"Into an air-conditioning unit the leopard stalked in its", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 35)
Aqua Vitalisi"In the bowl, a membrane of water. Those who gaze", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 37)
A Wife's Demandi"Down by the port you strolled along the seawall.", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 38)
Mr Scandalousi"Outside Penn Station a man lounged, his mouth", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Golden Mouthi"After liturgy in the monastery chapel, the guest", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 41)
Ecstasyi"Passing along a passage whose walls were", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 42)
After Bethlehemi"You watch as the Three Wise Men scramble ashore", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 43)
Lingua Francai"The morning was hot, but still you climbed along", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Vigili"The old man sat on the verandah, surrounded by a", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 45)
Vocation Ii"At dusk a pirogue drifted past, its lateen sail in", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 46)
Vocation IIi"The temple stood in a field of sugar cane, its", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 47)
Opus Deii"In Milan Michelangelo's last Pieta stood in an ill-lit", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 48)
Vocation IIIi"Her room was as still as a monk's cell. On the", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Ascenti"On the rooftop she stood, gazing at the dawn,", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 51)
Apotheosisi"That death, ah! Its advent was mourned in the", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 52)
Last Tangoi"Dreamers, each one of us. A Creole band slipped", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 53)
A Timely Correspondencei"What's left? A bundle of letters and a few photographs.", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 55)
A Noise in the Worksi"Only in bread does truth rise, yeast its inner", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 56)
Tribal Elderi"His beard is white like gravel in a riverbed. The", James Cowan , single work poetry (p. 57)
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